NGC 5011 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Centaurus |
Right ascension | 13h 12m 51.848s[1] |
Declination | −43° 05′ 46.25″[1] |
Redshift | 0.010537[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3159 km/s[2] |
Distance | 133.26 ± 18.56 Mly (40.857 ± 5.692 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.33[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.14[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E1-2[2] |
Size | 92,800 ly (28,440 pc)[2][note 1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.763′ × 1.552′[1][note 1] |
Other designations | |
MGC-07-27-042, PGC 45898[3] |
NGC 5011 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus.[2] It was discovered on 3 June 1834 by John Herschel.[4] It was described as "pretty bright, considerably small, round, among 4 stars" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue.[4]
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